The Gleam Revisited

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "bugaloo37" <crussell at a...> wrote:
> I was thumbing through book 1 last night- and just happened to read 
> through the conversation Dumbledore had with Harry at the end of 
the 
> book.  IMO, Dumbledore's conversations with Harry are always 
> significant in some way.  In this particular conversation, 
Dumbledore 
> mentions this idea: (excuse my paraphasing) in order to die you 
have 
> to be human-and Voldemort no longer qualified as such.  At some 
> point, Hagrid makes virtually the same comment to Harry ( I cannot 
> recall which book-sorry).  IMO, I believe Dumbledore's gleam is a 
> result of his realization that Voldemort has regained his human 
form-
> which now makes him vulnerable in a way he has not been for some 
> time.  

I like this idea.  I don't think it's too simple or anything.  I just 
wonder why, if that's the case, Dumbledore couldn't just say that to 
Harry at the end of GoF.  It doesn't seem like something that would 
have to be kept secret from Harry.  What does everyone think?

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